Wedbush Has Pessimistic Outlook of Expedia Group Q2 Earnings

Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) – Analysts at Wedbush reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Expedia Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, April 15th. Wedbush analyst S. Devitt now forecasts that the online travel company will post earnings of $3.18 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $3.84. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Expedia Group’s current full-year earnings is $12.28 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Expedia Group’s Q3 2025 earnings at $6.28 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.06 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.89 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $14.45 EPS.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The online travel company reported $1.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.06 by ($0.22). Expedia Group had a net margin of 9.01% and a return on equity of 52.41%.

Several other research firms also recently commented on EXPE. Melius Research upgraded Expedia Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Friday, February 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Expedia Group from $205.00 to $170.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. StockNews.com raised shares of Expedia Group from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 15th. Finally, Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and issued a $200.00 target price on shares of Expedia Group in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Nineteen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and four have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $190.18.

Expedia Group Stock Down 0.9 %

Shares of EXPE opened at $151.15 on Thursday. Expedia Group has a 12 month low of $107.25 and a 12 month high of $207.73. The stock has a market cap of $19.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.70, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $174.61 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $174.91. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.87.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Expedia Group

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of EXPE. Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC bought a new position in Expedia Group during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. SRH Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Expedia Group during the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. Sava Infond d.o.o. acquired a new stake in shares of Expedia Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Grove Bank & Trust boosted its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 676.2% in the fourth quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 163 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 142 shares during the period. Finally, Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Expedia Group during the fourth quarter worth approximately $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.76% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.70, for a total value of $1,028,500.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 74,502 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,325,061.40. This represents a 6.29 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Dara Khosrowshahi sold 10,000 shares of Expedia Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $169.79, for a total value of $1,697,900.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 158,505 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,912,563.95. The trade was a 5.93 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 6.80% of the company’s stock.

Expedia Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th were issued a $0.40 dividend. This is an increase from Expedia Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.34. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.06%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 6th. Expedia Group’s payout ratio is currently 17.68%.

About Expedia Group

Expedia Group, Inc operates as an online travel company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through B2C, B2B, and trivago segments. Its B2C segment includes Brand Expedia, a full-service online travel brand offers various travel products and services; Hotels.com for lodging accommodations; Vrbo, an online marketplace for the alternative accommodations; Orbitz, Travelocity, Wotif Group, ebookers, CheapTickets, Hotwire.com and CarRentals.com.